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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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1N4AL3AP8HC••••••2017 Nissan ALTIMA
This build draws 2.6× more complaints than the average 2017 Nissan ALTIMA build (29 vs 11).
29on this build
381on the model
34builds in total
6involved a crash
1involved a fire
4injuries
Most reportedPower Train 10Air Bags 8Electrical System 2Vehicle Speed Control 2
What owners of this build wrote
Electrical SystemfireFeb 2025
I came out in the morning and the whole inside of my car had smoke damage, There seems to be what looked like a wire issue that has caused a fire in the center council of my nissan . Thank god by the grade of god the fire went out by its self . I do not want this to happen to…
Power TraincrashJan 2024
The contact's mom owns a 2017 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while his mom was at a stop light, a one-ton truck crashed into the vehicle. The driver attempted to reverse from the intersection. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact had previously reported…
EnginecrashAug 2021
The transmission on my 2017 Nissan Altima is stalling. It stall when I accelerate and in the middle of driving. This is a safety issue and has caused me to be in a recent accident
Air BagscrashSep 2020
On sept. 15th 2020, I was in an accident on the highway, I was rear ended by a tractor trailer and from there pushed across four lanes head on into median cement wall the car then rolled back into traffic where I was hit again by another truck in the front drivers side wheel and…
TirescrashSep 2020
235/45r18 there is a malfunction on this car the tire pressure keeps going out and blowing my tire also the car was giving to me with ran down tires which I was told was dangerous the company imperial auto mall switched the tires and said they was good but the car blew…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1N4AL3AP8HC144114 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.